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This course trains the students to distinguish between correct and incorrect pronunciation of English sounds, before proceeding to develop their pronunciation skills. In addition to the organs of speech, the course deals with consonant classification (voicing, place and manner of articulation). A brief introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet is provided. This course also familiarizes students with the basic concepts, principles, terminology, and goals of phonology.

The main goal of this course is to introduce students to phonetics so that they can improve their language through a precise description of sounds in English. The course also aims at distinguishing accents and pronunciation differences between British and American English. The course aims to enable students to read phonetic symbols appearing in the language dictionaries.

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   Patterns of English Phonetics
   
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   Transcription
   
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   Pronunciation, including place and manner of articulation
   
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   Training sessions in the language laboratory
   
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   Demonstrate good knowledge of phonology
   

Students will learn how to produce correct pronunciation and differentiate between British and American accents.

Students will be able to produce speech in accordance with RP (Received Pronunciation)

Students will be able to analyze different dialects and recognize which countries are characterized by such a dialect.

Assessment mechanism is based on a continuous assessment of in-class performance, assignments, periodic tests, and a final exam.

Davenport, M., & Hannahs, S. T. Introducing phonetics and phonology. London: Arnold Publishers. 2003.

Roach, Peter. ‘English Phonetics and Phonology’. Third Edition, Cambridge University Press. 2001.

Ladefoged, Peter. ‘A Course in Phonetics’. 6^th Edition. Los Wadsworth Publishing. 2010.

Lujan, Beverly. ‘The American Accent Guide’. Second Edition, Lingual Arts. 2008.